Recently, an alarming number of secret societies and fraternities have been recruiting publicly. The Masson's have a television add, the Golden Dawn have a web site, as do the Ordo Templi Orientis. i'm sure there are other that i haven't stumbled across yet, but these three make an impressive start. My question is this: does the sudden disclosure and public presentation of these organizations lessen their credibility as "secret societies" or help their credibility as organizations, or both?
is the publicity of the secret society a good thing?